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Haptics in the Automotive Sector – Encouraging Adoption and Maximising Returns Through Patents

There has been a widely-reported growth of new technology and interest in the automotive sector in recent years.  We now expect our vehicles to do more than ever before and this trend is forecast...

Chemical Patents: Increasing Value With Experimental Strategies | 03.08.20

Monday 3rd August 2020, 2:00pm (London UK – BST) 45mins What will the talk cover? GJE Expert IP Talks will be delving into all of the core areas of IP practice.  The focus will be on UK and Eur...

Petri Dish of the Day: Appetite Increases for Lab-Grown Meat Patents

This article was co-authored by Olly Beswestherick “Fifty years hence, we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing by growing these parts separately u...

The President of the EPO Is Determined to Prevent Patents Issuing Directed to Plants Obtained by Essentially Biological Processes

In a notice published yesterday, the President of the EPO has decided to stay any examination or opposition proceedings at the EPO where the patent application or patent in question claims a plant or ...

Green Patents for Green Software

Computer technology moves fast. New software products can have a short shelf life before they become obsolete and are replaced by something else. This can produce some issues for the patent system, bu...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – May 2025

Read our May 2025 patent law update, including updates from the UK, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the WIPO/PCT...

Dapagliflozin: UK court reaffirms plausibility standard despite G 2/21

In Generics, Teva & Glenmark v AstraZeneca, the High Court restated how inventive step and sufficiency are assessed in the UK considering “plausibility”...

Key considerations when patenting biologics in Europe

Biologics are fuelling a technological revolution in medicine. The increasing prominence of biologics in modern medicine has led to a rise in questions surrounding their patenting and the strategies c...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – April 2025

Read our April 2025 patent law and practice updates, including updates from the UK, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the WIPO/PCT...

The right to repair and intellectual property rights in the EU and UK

The right to repair aims to make it easier for consumers and independent engineers to fix products without manufacturer-imposed restrictions...